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Welcome to the project blog, where you can follow and comment on the project and the pilots.

If it's good enough for Gwyneth - is it good enough for communities?

Posted by Emily Turnbull  |  16th Apr 2013
People spend most of their time inside buildings. Properly designed interior space can make the difference between an ...read more...
People spend most of their time inside buildings. Properly designed interior space can make the difference between an unhappy community and a happy one— it can make people want to be a part of something, meet, share ideas, spend ...read more...

Your local Heritage: Springboard for the future?

Posted by Imelda Havers  |  25th Mar 2013
We recently celebrated the successful first year of Restoration People. We hosted the bash in an art gallery which had ...read more...
We recently celebrated the successful first year of Restoration People. We hosted the bash in an art gallery which had previously been an empty shop. Surrounded by work from local artists and vintage clothing, music from an old record ...read more...

A new future for historic Elvaston?

Posted by Naomi Diamond  |  15th Mar 2013
In November I had the pleasure of my first visit to the beautiful Elvaston country park in south Derbyshire. Even ...read more...
In November I had the pleasure of my first visit to the beautiful Elvaston country park in south Derbyshire. Even better than the lakes, woodland and topiary and the gothic castle at its heart, was the enthusiasm of the group who showed me ...read more...

Sticky Stories and State Aid

Posted by Diana Moore  |  24th Jan 2013
One of the things that I love about Locality’s members is the willingness they have to share what they have ...read more...
One of the things that I love about Locality’s members is the willingness they have to share what they have learnt – the sticky bits, as well as the ‘bragging rights’!  As well they should – especially ...read more...

Update from the Brokerage Service

Posted by Lorraine Hart  |  10th Sep 2012
Well since the launch at the end of June we have had a busy time! Our focus has been on the requests we have had for ...read more...
Well since the launch at the end of June we have had a busy time! Our focus has been on the requests we have had for support from groups to be included in our pilot programme and already we have learned a lot.  read more...

Tools for the Job - Anthony Collins Solicitors

Posted by David Alcock  |  26th Jul 2012
These are, to say the least, interesting times, both in the voluntary and community sector, but also in the ...read more...
These are, to say the least, interesting times, both in the voluntary and community sector, but also in the construction industry and the professions that sit alongside it.  Both fields of activity find themselves under huge financial ...read more...

The Yard – Autonomous Village

Posted by Nigel Lowthrop  |  21st Jun 2012
Discussions with a land owner in Lincolnshire looking at a specific site led to the concept of an eco-village on a ...read more...
Discussions with a land owner in Lincolnshire looking at a specific site led to the concept of an eco-village on a green field site. The proposition was  to develop affordable low energy eco-homes  with the end result a dramatic ...read more...

Charity Property Help - RICS

Posted by Mary Thorogood  |  20th Jun 2012
The launch of Locality Brokers is a great initiative from Locality to bring together property professionals and ...read more...
The launch of Locality Brokers is a great initiative from Locality to bring together property professionals and community enterprises – two groups that often think they are very different but often have more objectives in common than ...read more...

The model for partnerships & collaboration

Posted by Stephen Hill  |  19th Jun 2012
Almost exactly a year ago, I was working on my laptop in the garden on a sunny blustery day. I went inside to make a ...read more...
Almost exactly a year ago, I was working on my laptop in the garden on a sunny blustery day. I went inside to make a cup of tea. Sudden onset of a monsoon rain shower…I rushed out…too late, the laptop was drowned, and the ...read more...

Introducing the Building Calculator...

Posted by Chris Bicknell  |  19th Jun 2012
Helping community organisations make informed decisions about the ongoing costs of building ownership from often ...read more...
Helping community organisations make informed decisions about the ongoing costs of building ownership from often limited information - it seems an age ago that we started on this journey, and now the time has finally come to unveil the ...read more...

Latest blog posts

If it's good enough for Gwyneth - is it good enough for communities?
By Emily Turnbull
People spend most of their time inside buildings. Properly designed interior space can make the difference between an...
Your local Heritage: Springboard for the future?
By Imelda Havers
We recently celebrated the successful first year of Restoration People. We hosted the bash in an art gallery which had...